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F. C. LUCKBDAIX. v 'TYPOGRAPHIQ MACHINE. 221.1011101 Hmm' llsrov. 14,1908.

Patented May 27,' 1913.

'F G. LUGKBDLAIX. 'TYPOGRAPHIG MACHINE. APPLIOATIQN FILED Nov. 14, 1908.

1.062,7 70. Patented May 2?, 1913.

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEioE.

FRITZ C. LUCKE DAIX, F NEW YORK, N. Y.

TYroGEArHIc MACHINE.

Specification o filletters Patent, Patented May 2.7, 1913.

Y Application led ovember 1.4, 1908. Serial No. 462,670.

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, FRITZ C. LucKE DAIX, a citizen of the United States,resid -ing in the borough of Brooklyn, city and molten metal.

-State of New York, have invented certain Objects ot the invention are to provide a 'machine which will. rapidly 'cast successi-ve types or line slugs either from the same ma-' triX or matrices or from different matrices to provide for setting different sizes, sorts and other varieties of types and designs by hand nfor casting while the machine is casting dif.-

casting as to the"number ofcasts made, o1"

ferent types ora different line; to provide for rapid and easy, manual control of the vas to what types or lines aresuccesslvely ,castj to' provide for rapld and certain acco odati'on of the operativeparts of the machine for different Vsizes of line without dismantling or disorganizing the mechameans and associated parts constructed and nismsand practically without delaying the operation ofthe machine', to providev for improved operation of. the parts so as to secureslugs and other castings'ofexcellent .q'uality;t o provide a machine embodylng theeaturesv enumerated, which is of simple,

i substantial andecono-mical design andeliij These and other objects of cientoperation.

invention will in part be obvious and willin herein to explain the part' more fully appear herein.

The invention consists in thnovel parts arrangements, constructions, combinations and improvements herein shown and described.

. The accompanying drawings, referred to herein and forming a par-t thereof, illustrate one embodiment ofthe invention, the same serving in connection withth'e description principles of the in# vention.

` In the drawings-Figure 1is front elevation of a machine constructed in part in ac` cordance with the principles of the invention. Fig. 2is a' right hand elevation correspending to Fig. 1,showing the moldv and mold carrier-in section. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation corresponding generally1 to Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a vertical section on the line A-B of 5. Fig'. 5 is a top plan View corresponding substantially to Flg. 1. Fig. Gis a front view of operating parts. Fig. 7 is a right hand elevatlon corresponding generally to-Fig. 6.

.Showing the trimming knives. Fig. 9 isla vvlew on the line C -D of Fig. 8. Figxlt)l is a top plan corresponding generally to Fig. ,w1th upper mold jaws removed; -Figf11 isa detail elevation of-the'carrier `for the matrlx'lines. Fig. '12. isa section on the line E-F of Fig. 111ooki-ng to the-left.

the-mold, mold carrier and co- Y l Fig. `81's a detall of one4 end of the mold l Fig. 13 shows the carrier for the matrix, v

li-nes: and thel mold coperatingin the castving position, and Figs. 14 and 15 show a form of cast slug orletter. j

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in the .accompanying drawings, a matrix carrier 1 is shown and according to certain features-of the invention, said carrier is 'provided with a plurality of means .for holding aline of matrices, and is con-- structed and: arranged so as to present any of the lines of matrices at the casting posi.

tion. In certain of its aspects the invention provides' a carrier andf the-'line holding matrices.l As shown herein, the carrier 1 is rotatably mounted ina suitable manner, as upon a shaft 2 carried bythe machine lframe,

and is shown by way of example provided with means for carrying'four lines 'oimat rices. 'These vare so arranged upon the ear-- rierthat when one line holding means is at 'casting posltion, another is 'inA front -of the operator so that' a line of matrices can be slid into or out therefrom; By further way of illustration, and referring particularly to Fig.13, the holding meansrfor the lines of matrices may be of dilerent forms, which need not'bedescribed in detail herein. The' matrix carrier 1 is shown operable b v the operator so as to present any desired one of the lines of matrices at the casting point. For this purpose, in the present embodiment of the invention,.it is providedwithI a suitable pawl and ratchet-mechanism 3, mounted at. one' end and having a handleflfor operating same. Means areI also provided for `locating a line of matrices at the mold l"face, i

and in alinement with the mold slot tor cast` 2'@ .erator to give the width and lengthdesired ".65 has jaws 21 and 22, and'end pieces 23 and 24 ing. The form thereof, herein shown, con1 prises a .disk 5 having notches 6 therein, and positioned to co-act with the notches 6 and disk 5 is shown a spring-pressed detent 7, 5 shapedA so as to center'the carrier accurately when the detent engages the notches, the notches being suitably located with ref spect to the various holding means for the matrix lines upon the carriervl.

A suitable mold -for casting the slug or linotype is provided and according' to cerf tain featuresof the invention such mold-is provided with jaws movable to give differ-v ent/dimensions of slot Widths and lengthsas desired.` Means forv causing movement of the jaws to so 'vary the slotarealsoprovided, and are also shown acting automati cally thereon underthe control of suitable setting devices which may beset by the opto the mold slot.l l

Themold is shown herein mounted 1n a` suitable carrier 8. Relative movement b etween the matrix carrier and the mold is 'provided so that the matrix or matrices can close the face of the mold during the casting operationand in this embodiment the mold is shown movable toward the matrix carrier 1'. fThe 'mold carrier 8 is shown for this purpose' slidably mounted upon guides. 9 carried upon the machine frame. Any. suitable means for so sliding'the mold maybe provided, andiin the illustrated form there is shown connected tothe carrier 8, a lever 10, suitably'pivoted upon the frame of. the machine, the other end 11- of said lever being in operative relation with a suitable cam-12,- being, held'y to the cam byaspring 13. The mold' is also adapted tocarry the slug from a lcasting to ejecting'position for the ejection Aof the ca'st'slug, and then to return to cast-- ing position. For this 'purpose and inthe embodiment illustrated herein, those .parts ofthe mold which reciprocate between cast ing and ejecting positionare mounted in 'a .slide 14, carriedby and longitudinally relciprocable in the-carrier 8, being properly guidedin its movements ,thereinby guide' keys 15. For the purpose of giving the'desired 'reciprocatory' movement thereto bef- .tween the casting and ejecting positions, means are provided of any suitable orcon.-

lvenient form and are shown hereinas"co m'/ prising a lever 16 pivfoted upon .the frame of the machine at y1'7-and havingitsfreeend working between pins 18 carried upon the slide 14. The said lever is shown in 'opere ative relation with a rim cam 19 by means. of suitable anti-frictionrolls V2O. The' said cam, it will be understood, is suitably shaped so as to give the necessary dwell to the slide in the castingrand ejecting positions. i Theparticular embodiment of adjustable mold shown ,in the illustrated embodiment,

l constituting the walls of the mold cavity or thereby and is slidable in a slotted recess therein. A spring 25 actson thepiece 24 to keep it in close contact with the aw 22, said spring being shown herein as a coiled spring arranged around apin 26 fixed tothe piece 24. The end piece 23is connected to the jaw 22`but is free to move transversely thereto and transversely to the width of the slot, and la spring is provided for keeping' the end piece 23 in contact with the jaw'21.

The said spring is shown herein as a bow' spring 27 The lower avv-22, together with its end piece 23, are connected to the mold carrier S, and do notparticipate inthe re-v ciprocating movement of the 'slide 14.

jaw 22, as hereinafter more particularly de I scribed, is susceptible'of lengthwise 'adjustment relativelvto the upper jawl in order to correspondingly vary the position of the end piece which it carries, and' thus todetermine y the length of the mold slot.

The jaw 21 is showmreferring more par,- tieularly to Fig. 6, fixed toa retaining piece 2-9 .having its. opposite' face inclined, as shown` at 30 in Fig.' 6. Mounted in the slide 14 to slide lengthwise thereof is a control-- ling piece 31. The said piece has a surface of corresponding inclination to the surface 30' restingin contact therewith. It will thus lbe vseen that. movement of the controlling piece 3-1 willfdetermine the position of the -jaw 21 vrelative -to the jaw 22 to govern the widthfo-f the mold slot.V v'Suitable devices are provided for governing the movement of the controlling piece 31 and in the illustrated `,form thereof a pin 32'is shown eXtendingin onel directionand a corresponding pin 33 lin the opposite direction. A suitable'stop 34-is provided for engaging the pin 32 as the mold 'moves toward. the casting position, and, the controllingl pieceV '31 beingthereby brought to, re st,the continued travel" of the mold ser-vesto move the jaw 21`toward the j aw 22 against the -pre'ssureofthe' springs 25 and. 27 to givea slot of the desired width at the.

casting position. -The stop 3 4'is adjustable fso as togovern the relative movement between the' controlling piece 31 andthe piece 29 for the purpose ofvarying the width of the'slet. A suitablestop 35 is provided for 'engaging the rod 33 as the mold moves to the ejecting Vposit-ion thereby moving vthe cont-rolling piece 31 in the opposite direc? trolling piece 3 1gandthe .retaining piece 29 dterminethe widthriof the slot, the periodic movement of the controlling piece 3 1, as de- If desired, means for further securing the bar 26 in position may be employed'anda form ofsuch means is shown herein comprising a series of apertures 40 in the bar 36, there b eingacorresponding series of apertures in the mold .carrier 8, a pin 41 -passing thro-ugh ltwo. of these apertures in register serving to' secure a bar 36. against displacement by impact of the rods 32 and 38 against their respective stops. The Ajaw 22, as hereinbefore said, is attached -to the'iuold carrier 8.- It is attached to thev carrier through'the intermediary of a support 42, which rests in an undercutrecess in the top of the lower longitudinal limb of the slidev1'4,.as shown in Fig. 13,I a retaining plate 43 on the front of the slide 12 overlapping thefront of the supportl42, and assuring these parts in operative position relativelyto one another. Support 42 is secured to the carrier 8, by a bracket 45 on the front of the carrier,y to which bracket thesupport is .secured by a bolt or clamping screw 47` which passes through the supportv 42 and a slot 46 in the top-of. the bracket 45. InV order to permit the longitudinal adjustment of -the Support '42, and consequently of the lower jaw 22, which it car# ries, necessary to vary the length ofthe mold slot, there is formed in the support 42 l a longitudinal s lot 44 through which thebolt 40' v loosened, the support 42, together, with the or clamping screw passes. If the screw be lower jaw 22 and end piec-e 28, which it cari ries, can be moved lengthwise, until thedesired adjustment has been effected, after which, by `tightenir'ig the screw, the parts can be secured in their adjusted position.

)In the reciprocation of the slide 14 between casting land eje'ctng posit-ions, the

f -upper jaw 21 and front end piece 24 move with said slide, whilethe lower-jaw 22 and rear end piece remain at rest. Thecast slug, which is carried by the upper ljaw from casting to `ejecting position` must therefore vmore over the face of the lower jaw, and for this reason the lower jaw, as shown, is

fof 'length to extend from .ejecting to casting position. "In order to'thu's move the cast slug, suitable means are provided conslsting in the present instance of vsuitable lugs on the under or casting' face of the upper jaw 21 as shown in Fig. 6, the'rintervals between which at the time of cast-ing the slug are -lled by the type `meta`l,.to form lugs by which the slug is carried along -by the upper jaw when the latter subsequently moves from casting to ejecting position, the slug during this movement sliding along over the lower aw 22. The general form of the slug is shown in Fig. 14. Bythe time the slug reaches'ejecting position the jaw 21. has been lifted away from it far enough to be disengaged from the lugs on the top of the slug, leaving itfree tobe expelled by the ejector.

The end piece 23 bears on its upper face against a block 49 slida-bly mounted upon the rods 50 carried upon the carrier 8. The

Ablock 49 is shown provided with an inclined surface 51 against which contacts a roll 52 carried upon arms 53 fixed with reference to the jaw'21. It will be understood that as the mold comes to casting osition the roll 52 will travel along the inclined surface 51 thus depressingihe block 49 and consequently moving the end piece 23 against its spring 27 to bring it into exact alinement against the jaw 21 for the casting operation.

vSuitable devices for trimming the `slug are provided, the form thereof herein shown comprising'a slotted guide plate 54 mount- 'ed upon the carrier 8 inA which is mounted a block 55' fiXed't'o an arm 56 passing around a threaded rod 57 provided'with adjusting nuts 5S to which the arm 56 is yieldingly held by a spring 59. AMounted upon the block 55 is a trimming knife 60 to shave or trim the front face of the cast bar along its upper edge for the purpose of removing therefrom any-rib or fin remaining from casting. A knife 61 vis also shown mo mted upon the carrier frame 1n position t act against the Ifront face of the cast bar at its lower edge. A suitable knife 62 is also mounted upon the carriagefor the purpose of trimming the side face of the slug to bring it to the' proper thickness, and a knife 63 for trimming ofil the sprue from-the bottom side of the slug to bring it to the proper' height and to 'have the bottom face 110 parallel to the character face. v

Suitable ejecting means are provided.

yAccording to certain features of the 'inven-A and in the illustrated form thereof moving means for each separate slug engaging ele- -ment are provided shown herein'as comprisy ing a series ofbell crank levers 65 suitably pivoted'upon the machine frame, an end of each lever engaging with one of the slug engaging elements 64 and the other end of 25 72. A suitable pawl and ratchet mechanism 78 is provided for holding the block in po-l each "of said levers 6b bearing onl a contact' *"piece carried by the'arm 66 which is .in opin-alinement'with the slot will engage the' slug and eject it from the slot. Should any .of the elements 64 no-t be in alinementwith the slot, as might be the case especially in the 'for1n of mold wherein both'jaws move out to the ejecting position, they would come incontactv wit-hfthe back of the mold and be .arrested thereby. As the cam rotates,Y all the ejector.. elements would be -re'stored to their inactive position by their levers.

Receiving means for `the ejectedslugs are shown herein and the illustrated form thereof comprisesa galley 69 provided'with a suitable block 70. .`Attached to the said block is shown a weight 71carried by aco-rd sition against the pull of the Weight 71.

' ,Mounted above the galley isshown a presser bar 74yslidablymounted upon rods 75 car-l ried'by .the carrier \8. The said presser bar is-connectedby pivoted links y 76"'and5crank arms 77 to a shaft 78. Fixedto said shaft is a lcrank arm 79 connected by a link 80 to a bell cranklever 81. Y -Said bell crank is connected with ar'od 82., the other end of` which is' in operative relation'izvith'a cam '8.3. Through the action of the vtrain ofmechanis/m 'described thepresser bar serves to press` the' 'slugs as delivered -into the galley,` eeding downward as the slugsl arey pressed into the galley, and being heldv the blockv 70.

in each position by'the pawl .73.r i y Suitable means are provided for-*supplying molten metal' to the mold,and the for-m thereof sho-wnherewith comprises a melting pot'84u'shown .with shoes 85 resting on trunnionsl 8 0v carried on the machine frame.l In

the present'embodiment this melting pot is ved lto and fro into and out of operative e"illustrated Vform thereof comprising a "le've'r V87 pivoted upon the madhine frame and having one end inoperative relationwith a suitably shaped cam 88 and its 'other end bifurcatedand straddling a pin 89 fixed' to the melting .potV 84.` Slidably' mounted upon therod 89 is asleeve 4and Washer90 and between the washer andthe melting pot a suitable spring 91." 'The nut and washer 92-are valso shown on `the end .ofthe rod 89- for. keeping theforked end of the lever 87 in position.. It' will be 'understood that these connections willgive a yielding' action and lation -with the mold vand suitable means y provided for'so moving the melting po't5` serve to press the nozzle of the melting pot into close contact with the mold in castlng operation. Through an aperture the cover 93 ofthe melting pot,V works4 a pitmaa 94 one end'of which is connected to the pisA ton plunger 95v and the other end to the arm 96 fast-on the shaft 97. Fast also upon the which is p ivoted a link 99 connecting the through an anti-friction roll 101 with a suitby a spring 103 whichserves -to` hold it to its cam.

vides for a plunger action which will proand are at the same time difficult forproduction.`4 Means are provided therefore for allowing a slowand gradualreturn of the warm metal from the' .interior .and back parts ofthe slug Where it is still hot .when

quentlysolidied. vThe illustrated form of such means comprises a pin: and slot `joint shown an arm 105, to which is attached a spring 106, attached also to the-.machine the pressure of the spring 103i, Vthe lever.100 at' this time moving independently of the link 99, by reason ofthe pin and' slot connection 104.

trated form thereof-comprisesan arm 108 fixed on. .a shaft -109 which has also fixed thereon a ratchet110 with whicha pawl 1-11 varying the tension on the vspring 103 as offcasting. -.Thus a close control of the movement of the plunger 95 in both direcmetalx'in the mold iszsecured.

, are' .providedland in this embodiment the vframe and connected lby al gear-114' and inon a shaft 118 which shaft has loosely are movable shoes 120 carriednpon rods ried on a spider 123 fixed to the shaft 118.

arm 98 with a lever 100 pivoted to the ma-v chine .t'rame and being in operative relation The'invention in one of its aspects pro-Vv 104 between .the link99 and lever'lUO (see' Figs. 2 andvv 4). 'Fixed to theshaft`97 is vr va-rim'is cams are conveniently mounted upon a shaft 1,118 carried v.ini the 'machine' -terrnediat'c3115V and 116 `with a pinion 117 'mounted thereon' a .driving vpulley 119. Bearinguon the inner face of the' pulley 119 shaft 97-is sho-wn an arm 98 to the end of e ablecam 102. The lever 100 is acted upon mote and effectuate the production of solid slugs', such as `are'vnecessary for good Work.

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piston after its ejecting strokeso that there may be -no back suction to draw the still the outer parts have cooled more and cons 'el frame at 107.` This'spring is adjusted@ as i 'tojv give the desired ret-urn motion' to .the plunger v95,afterthe cam 102 has removed' I,

v'icas Suitablemeansv are'providedfor .varyingI l Ithe tension on the's'pring 103 and the i-llus- -\opera'tes. A hand lever 112 is also fixed to -the saidV sha-ft.- Said devices provide for may be desired to meet the'varied conditionstions and conse'eomently o-ftheaction of the A lSuitable 4 .driving and cont-rolling' means 121 connected vin suitable bearings 122 car v1o --apertureslBO in the plate 131 to hold the Linksfiaiaepivbted te the. rods 121 and to a grooye' collar 125 slidablymounted upon the shaft 118. y

.'Engaging'thegcollar 125 so as to move it /-to and fro to. cause theshoes 120 to ,move -into and out of contact with the driving pulley 119 .i s` a bifurcatedl'ever`126 having its other. end fixed upon a shaft127. To

the shaft 127 is fixed an arm 128 having a spring latch handle 129 adapted to engage device in either the operative o-r inopera tive Aposition with respect to lthe` driving pulley. The said latch is constructed so as to be held` out of.' operatve relationvwhen desired, so that the handle may move freely,

` when it is desired to have the machine gov` ernedby other of the cont-rolling devices de scribed herein.- This devicefurnishes a form of hand-operated means for throwing the power on andofl'. A suitable pedal connection is also provided for throwing olf :the machine, and a form thereof hereinf shownfcomprises a rod 132 pivoted to the lever 126 and 'under 4impulsion from a spri'ng 133,said rod 132 being 'slidably mounted -in suitable bearings on the'ma-. chine frame. A bearing plate 134 is shown` at the other end of said rod serving to hold it in position against impulsiono-f its spring, y said plate being suitably pivotedupon the frame of the machine.V Connected to said plate is an arm,135 towhich is pivoted a link 136 connecting it to the pedal lever 137". A spring 138 ac tsto return the lever 137 .to

inoperative position. lSuitable devices for automatically throwingv `out the machine after the casting of eachjslug are also proi tion and thus prevent casting without 'vided and the illustrated form' thereof comprises an arm-139 fixed to theplate 134 and extending intothe path ofl a trip 140 lcarried Aby one of t-he cams upon the shaft 113. A

hook 141 is shown which .may be moved by its handle 142 into and out of position to engage the arm- 98 to stop the plunger acthrowing out t-he machine.

The manner of operation of the hereindescribed machinel will be `clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the foregoing description, but a rsum thereof -will be appended hereto. ,A line of lmatrices may be fed into one .o'ft-he matrix the'casting position, as shown in Fig. 13v of.

line carriers of the carrier 1. y'The operator then by means of the handle 4 rotates the carrier 1 upon its shaft 2 until the line is in the drawings. v As the mold approaches the casting position, the controlling piece 31 will be positioned by its rod 32 contacting with the stop 34, the further travel of the jaw 21 then servingI to press` it toward the jaw 22 to give 'the predetermined size to the .slot, in the manner hereinbefore described. The. Contact piece 52 during the said movement hasridden upon the inclined` surface 5 1 and the block 49 (see Fig. 6) has moved the -end piece 23 against its` spring so as to bring it accurately to fill the slot end between" the jaWs2-1 and 22. The mold carrier 8 is moved-toward the matrix line, sliding along'theguides 9 under actuation of the lever 10. The pot 84 is moved for Vward until the nozzle is' against the mold (see Fig. 2) whereupon the plungeraction 't-akesplace in thejinannerhereinbefore dei scribed. After theA plunger' has beenwith;

.drawn and the melting pot has recededk,lthe

mold is moved 'backwardly a very slight 'i distance, The' carriage 14then slides upon the mold carrier 8 toward the ejecting po-y sition 'as h 'ereiiibe'fore descri-bed;- the 'carriage 14 takes with it the'upper, jaw `21 and:

end piece24, the slug' sliding upon the surface ofthe lower jaw. On approaching the lejecting position the stop 35 acting on the rod 33 brings. the controlling piece -31 to rest, whereupon the jaw 21, under impul. sion ofthe spring 25 moves away from the slug. The ejector then pushes out the slug into the galley 69, the presser bar 74 pushing on the slug, the followei` 7 0 feeds down the thickness of the `slug and is held in that position by its pawl and. ratchet.

If the handle 128 is left free to move, 'the arm 139 will trip the machine once for every slug cast, but if the handle 28 is locked in theoperative position it will be seen that `thearm 139 will not throw out the machine. The plate 13 4 will be moved from in front the rod-132, but the spring 133 will .be kept from acting. The'pedal 137 will serve to throw out the -mechanismat any part of the cycle of operations when Jthe handle 128 is notin the operativeposition. It will be seen that while one linel of matrices is cast another line maybe removed from the carrier or inserted therein, that lany (iesired line may be moved to the casting positien and that any number of slugs may be cast from any line of matrices. No description of `the operation of the minor parts is necessary.

From .all the vforegoing it will be understood that a mechanism has been provided Aembodying the principles of the invention filed March 2s, 1913, as@ division felis n 4 selected one of thelseveral lines of matrices whichl'it carries to the mold and means actl combination a mold and a rotatable matrix 'carrier permanently located in the frame of` the. machine at thefcastingfpoint and liav- 4ing means forl holding aplurality of lines ap ication. Buty 1. A typographie -machine including in of-v matrices, and manually operated means for causing sald carrier to present at. Will combination a mold a'nd a rotatable matrix carrier permanently located in the lframe lof the machine at the casting point and having means for holdin f a plurality j o lines ofl matrices, manua y operated, means for causing said .carrier to presentat Will any ing to automatically aline the selected line p i of matriceswitlh the: mold slot. hat I do claim as my invention and de i sire to secure by Letters Patent is1:-

3.1'A typographie machine including in combination amold movable .between cast` ing position and eject'ing position, a melting pot-,an automatically operated ejector,` and a rotatable.- matrix carrier 'permanently located in-.the frame`of--the machine at the inga plurality of lines of matrices, said s matrig'Carrier being rotatable at the Will of the operator tol present.` any selected one of .the .several lines of matrices which it oar-' V ries', to the mold.

`casting point and having means lfor hold- In testimony whereof, I-'h'aveisigned my l name to this-specification, in the of two subscribing witnesses. y

y FRTZ `o. vLUCKE DAIX Witnesses: l

f JOHN D. MORGAN,

'Kiyrinnnaiil Snx'noN'.

presence 

